White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after ...

A cloud of white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling the election of a new pope and ...

The last Conclave that led to the election of Pope Francis lasted two days. After the third smoke signal, Jorge Mario ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Thousands in Vatican Square cheered as white smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a new ...

The last Conclave that led to the election of Pope Francis lasted two days. After the third smoke signal, José Maria ...

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...

Enea Silvio Piccolomini left a detailed memoir of his election as Pius II in 1458. In it he describes a process of ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich led the delegation of North American Cardinals as they boarded buses bound for sequestered quarters at ...

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the ...

When a new pope is chosen, a different combination is used to create white smoke, the traditional signal that “Habemus Papam” ...